WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                        H.B. 1297

(G) (1) "PROFESSIONAL SERVICE" MEANS A SERVICE THAT MAY LAWFULLY
BE RENDERED ONLY BY A PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY A
LICENSING UNIT IN THE STATE TO RENDER THE SERVICE AND THAT MAY NOT
LAWFULLY BE RENDERED BY A CORPORATION UNDER THE MARYLAND GENERAL
CORPORATION LAW.

(2) "PROFESSIONAL SERVICE" INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, A
SERVICE PROVIDED BY:

(I)       AN ARCHITECT;

(II)     AN ATTORNEY;

(III)    A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT;

(IV)    A CHIROPRACTOR;

(V)     A DENTIST;

(VI)    AN OSTEOPATH;

(VII)    A PODIATRIST;

(VIII)       A PHYSICIAN;

(IX)    A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER;

(X)     A LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER, LICENSED REAL ESTATE
SALESPERSON, AND LICENSED ASSOCIATE REAL ESTATE BROKER;

(XI)    A VETERINARIAN; AND

(XII)  A PSYCHOLOGIST.

(H) "QUALIFIED PERSON" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL, PROFESSIONAL
CORPORATION, OR GENERAL PARTNERSHIP THAT IS ELIGIBLE UNDER THIS ACT TO
BE ISSUED STOCK BY A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION.

5-102.

(A) (1) EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, A
CORPORATION MAY BE A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION UNDER § 5-112 OF THIS
SUBTITLE SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF RENDERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WITHIN A SINGLE PROFESSION.

(2)      EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A
CORPORATION THAT IS ELIGIBLE TO BE A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT ORGANIZE UNDER ANY OTHER CORPORATE FORM
PERMITTED BY THIS ARTICLE.

(3)      PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RENDERED BY:

(I) AN ARCHITECT;

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